You will not enter any grades for Yellowdig

• Canvas and Yellowdig automatically score and track student engagement in your Canvas course. 

• In Canvas, points will appear under the "Yellowdig conversations - Access here" assignment. 

• Yellowdig grades will be updated weekly in Canvas after each due date. 

• Each Sunday at 11:59 pm, the grade in Canvas (the assignment "Yellowdig conversations - Access here") will reset to 0. 

• Encourage students to monitor their scores in Yellowdig rather than Canvas.

• Students need to earn at least 1,000 points each week to increase their grade from 0 to 300 points in Canvas. 

The point systems in Canvas and Yellowdig are different. 

Points in Canvas

• Grades are automatically calculated in Canvas, the instructor does not need to add or edit Canvas grades. 

• In Canvas, Yellowdig engagement is worth 300 points. 

• To earn 300 points in Canvas each week, the student needs to earn at least 1,000 points in Yellowdig. 

• Each Sunday at 11:59 pm, all student scores reset to 0 points in Canvas only, indicating that students need to participate and earn more points.

• Students need to engage in Yellowdig and earn points throughout the week to increase their Canvas score from 0 to 300.

• Yellowdig points do not reset at the beginning of the week. Canvas points do reset at the start of each week.

• To fulfill the Yellowdig requirement for this class, students must earn at least 6,000 points in Yellowdig.

Points in Yellowdig

• In Yellowdig, students must earn 6,000 points by the end of the class to receive a passing score in Canvas.

• We suggest that students earn 1,000 points in Yellowdig each week to stay on track. 

• Students can earn a maximum of 2,000 Yellowdig points per week. 

• To earn the 300 Canvas points each week, students must earn at least 1,000 points in Yellowdig each week.

• 1,000 points in Yellowdig = 300 points in Canvas.

For all courses (besides ASU 101-CLS):

• Create a new post (150 points). The post must include at least 40 words.

• Comment on someone else's post (150 points).The comment must include at least 40 words.

• Receive a comment a post (50 points for each comment). Comments on a post demonstrate that this a topic others want to discuss. 

• Receive a reaction/emoji on a post or comment (30 points for each reaction).  

• Receive an accolade from an instructor (between 75 - 150 points, depending on the accolade)

For ASU 101-CLS classes:

• Starting a conversation

  • Earn 40 points for submitting a new post.

  • Earn 240 points if your post has more than 40 words.

• Continuing a conversation

  • Earn 50 points for submitting a new comment or reply.

  • Earn 160 points by leaving a comment with more than 20 words.

• Connecting with your community

  • Earn 75 points for adding a video to another student's post.

  • Earn 70 points for each comment that another student leaves on your post

  • Earn 55 points for each reaction you receive from another student.

• Each week, Section Leaders will create one post to engage with students. 

• Section Leaders can create their own posts, or use a template. 

• View Yellowdig prompts and templates on each College's homepage.